Social support networks and depression of women suffering from early-stage breast cancer: A case control study

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 216-229

  Gagliardi, Cristina ^a   Vespa, Anna ^b   Papa, Roberta ^a   Mariotti, Carlo ^c   Cascinu, Stefano ^d   Rossini, Simonetta ^e  

^a Italian National Institute of Research on Aging   (Italy)

^b Hospital U Sestilli   (Italy)

^c Azienda Ospedaliera Umberto I   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^e Associated Hospital Umberto i   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Breast cancer; Depression; Social network; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EARLY CANCER; EMOTION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; RELATIVE; SOCIAL NETWORK; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WORKER; ANXIETY DISORDER; BREAST TUMOR; CANCER STAGING; FAMILY RELATION; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 67649682986     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347330902775590     Document Type: Article

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